**1. Overall introduction of sugarcane production in China**

China is the world's third largest sugar producing country followed by Brazil and India. About 270 sugar mills were working to meet the basic sugar supply in China, of which 233 mills worked for sugarcane, 37 for sugar beet, and 11 for refinery. The sugar industries contributed to GDP (gross domestic product) of about 6–8 billion RMB, about 0.1% of the gross GDP in China [1]. During the past decades, more than 90% of the sugar production was contributed by sugarcane. Sugarcane is a major crop in southern China, especially in Guangxi, Yunnan and Hainan, and western Guangdong. Guangxi is the dominant sugarcane and sugar producer in China, accounting for 65% of sugar production in China.

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